The Bahía Blanca Estuary Ecology and Biodiversity

The Bahía Blanca Estuary is one of the largest coastal systems in Atlantic South America. This mesotidal estuary, situated in a sharp transition between humid subtropical and semiarid climates, has a unique combination of large interannual climatic variations. The estuarine area encompasses roughly...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fiori, Sandra M. (Editor), Pratolongo, Paula D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Bahía Blanca Estuary in a regional context
  • Geography of the Bahía Blanca Estuary
  • Physical Oceanography of the Bahía Blanca Estuary
  • Bahía Blanca Estuary: a chemical oceanographic approach
  • Plankton ecology and biodiversity in the Bahía Blanca Estuary
  • Biology and ecology of the benthic algae
  • The intertidal meiobenthos of the Bahía Blanca Estuary
  • The intertidal soft-bottom macrobenthic invertebrates
  • Taxonomic and functional approach of subtidal macrobenthic communities in the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Argentina)
  • Shrimps and prawns
  • Ecology and biology of the fish assemblages
  • The Bahia Blanca Estuary and importance of the wetlands for the conservation of see turtles
  • Shorebirds and Seabirds’ Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine mammals: is the Bahía Blanca Estuary and its area of influence important for their conservation?
  • Use of coastal area habitats by land mammals
  • Coastal wetlands of the Bahía Blanca Estuary. Landscape structure and plant associations
  • Environmental diagnosis of the protected coastal areas of the Bahía Blanca Estuary
  • Small-scale artisanal fishers and socio-environmental conflicts in estuarine and coastal wetlands
  • Estuarine environmental monitoring programs: long term studies
  • Environmental education: mud and salt classrooms
  • Index